WCHS boys stymied by Bulldogs, fall by 13

ALGONA — The inability to play through contact was a key problem for the Webster City boys’ basketball team in a North Central Conference loss here Friday night.

The Lynx found ways to get the bucket, they just couldn’t finish in a 44-31 loss to Algona.

“Same story, different day,” WCHS head coach Marty McKinney said. “When you have 17 layup attempts or 17 legitimate shots in the paint and you score on 7 out of 17, you’re just not going to get it done. We don’t play through contact and we try to avoid contact … and the results we’re getting are consistent and they’re not good.”

WCHS (8-4, 5-3 NCC) was held to single-digit point totals over the final three quarters. Algona (7-7, 6-2 NCC) led 30-16 at the half and 41-22 after three quarters.

The Bulldogs cashed in on seven 3-pointers, three of them from Collin Bleich on his way to a game-high 13 points. Wyatt Wegener added nine in the win.

Jordan Tanner dropped in a team-high eight points to go along with eight rebounds, three steals and two assists for WCHS. Henry Hoversten finished with seven points and 10 rebounds. Cameron Moen rained in a pair of 3s for six points.

WCHS shot just 27 percent from the field (12 of 45) and 23 percent from behind the arc (3 of 13).